Walk down memory lane when there's nothing in the news

August 26, 2007 | RedRover

[RedRover]

Pink said to me recently, we've come a long way. So that set me reminiscing...

Who among us can forget that day in January when Girlene asked to be added to the Haditha Marine Ping List?

Or when lilycicero wondered what "ping" and "BTTT" meant (but hoped they were crude)?

Or when pinkpanther111 showed up and helped us find biographical material, or when she spread the word about the defense fund here and here?

All that got me thinking about some of our "firsts".

Like the first defense fund thread.

And the first posts by Darryl, Theresa (on our totally fun "A Haditha Marine Father Has a Question for Alan Colmes" thread), and Mrs W.

So I agree with pink (want to see her first post ever?), we have come a long way. And it's about time we said so! Also, with the SSgt Wuterich hearing coming up, I figured we could use a thread to just hang out when nothing else is happening. It beats FRmail--which sometimes gets a little hard to follow.

So here's to us and to seeing an end to this job we started!

[RedRover]

Speaking of twice, I don't think this was the first time you gave me grief about double-posting. (But maybe it was the second.)

[RedRover]

This is kind of interesting. It's a summary of where we were on the night before Christmas.

[RedRover]

When I lured you here.

Also when the defense fund drive was getting off the ground.

[lilycicero]

I have more modern proof to say he isn’t a “tow head”...it changed...stawberry blonde.

[lilycicero]

Strawberry...

[lilycicero]

Finding out who Dela Cruz’s lawyer was an exciting day.

[RedRover]

So I just spoke to Paul von Z. at the Times again. He's writing a pre-hearing. He asked what I thought we'd learned from the hearings so far, and I said we were learning the truth.

I said I got involved in all this because Tim McGirk and John Murtha clearly weren't telling the truth--and now (through these hearings) we're finding out just how far from reality they were.

I may (like last time) get left on the NY Times' cutting room floor (fine by me). But I tried to get in some licks at McMurtha. We'll see if any of it gets used!

[lilycicero]

How cool are you? Great!

[RedRover]

Not as cool as you, that’s for darn sure.

[jazusamo]

That’s great, Red! Glad to see he’s at least getting some input and he did write a decent piece the last time.

[RedRover]

Here's where we announced the Defend Our Marines site.

[RedRover]

Here's where we announced the Defend Our Marines site.

[lilycicero]

Put the Double Mint gum away.

[RedRover]

HA! You didn’t click on the links! Those are are two separate posts (though they may appear identical to the naked eye).

[lilycicero]

Good one! I opened one link. You got me. Can’t beat the smart out of you.

[RedRover]

Dogging Murtha.

[Girlene]

Great job, Red! Paul von Z wrote a pretty good article about the defense fund sites. I was hoping he’d follow it up with an investigation into how much the NCIS and prosecution have spent as a comparison. But, not yet. So we should excpect an article in the NY Times by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest.

[lilycicero]

“strawberry red”

Wonder what his color is now? Do you think it’s the distinguished “S&P”, white, cue ball?

[RedRover]

;)

[Girlene]

He can be whatever color he wants to be.